Heliopark Kaiserhof Kaliningrad

... to spend time walking along it and sitting on the benches and taking in some sun. it’s just a lovely pier. There is a side pier that is gone and only the pilings are left. Cormorants and seagulls and mallard ducks make this their resting place as they dry their wings and contemplate feathers before jumping in the water again for another snack of fish. A few brave men jump in the water and ...

I am not a hot chocolate drinker. Maybe one or two Swiss Miss packets in a 2 or 3 year period is about enough for me and then I need enough marshmallows to totally take over the chocolate. So a couple of years ago (already!), traveling in Croatia, one of the other tourists (Thank you Heather!), got a cup of hot chocolate at a roadside restaurant. I was intrigued to see that ...

... would be all over us. Nothing. There are three other customers in the store and about 5 men working in the store. We wave at one and he waves back but does not approach. After looking at all the beds and prices and never seeing a clerk come close, we leave.<br><br> A restaurant on the sea shore. Many people sitting at tables outside for the sunset and the breeze ...

... gave us information that we had not had yesterday and showed us some new areas that we had missed. It was a good little tour.<br><br> She had told us a good place to eat baked potatoes too. We headed for that. On the way though we passed the Uphagen House which has furniture from the period when it was a viable house. It was open so we ducked into it and got a free ride with our tourist ...

... Amis sind ja so furchtbar! Offensichtlichere Floskeln gibs ja wohl GAR NICHT! Aber ich bin ja nicht unhöflich: "Where are you from?" - "US. Nice Shirt." - "Thanks."<br>Gut, dachte ich mir. Was für eine bekloppte Unterhaltung. Er musste möglichst cool wirken, als erfahrener Backpacker, Martina hatte Mühe ihre Augen wieder zuzukriegen, ich glaub er hats gemerkt, aber ich habe an seinen Lippen förmlich gehangen. War ja nun aber auch interessant was der Gute so zu erzählen hatte ...

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... there was a lot of the heavy, depressing Russian influence with their huge ugly multi-storied apartment complexes made out of concrete. If they wanted to spread their architecture, why couldn't they have picked their beautiful buildings, like in St. Petersburg? It would be interesting to see Poland in another 10 years or so if they are able to remain free and prosper. We returned to the ship and are off to Ronne, Bornholm, <br>Denmark.<br>

... 10 quid fine for a 50p journey. Already canceled the night out with Madzik, but I phoned her up to see if she knew and hotels - no answer. Started wandering round Sopot station and as luck would have it found a map with hotel listed so found excellent pension with 100 year old door with viewing hatch, 20 quid a night but I was desperate. After that epic wanted a little drink so found I was nearby Justavs where Id been with Madzik. They closed in 30m so got 2 pints down me and to bed.

... a man carrying a heavy rucksack along beach. So many trees about cant find water tower. Walked along beach for a few k then off when I saw some cyclists taking photos. Walked up steps and found myself in concrete hell which was actually a school. Walked through avoiding school bus then 2k walk through countryside and found main road. Took a decision to go left and found myself back at Svetlogorsk 1. Walked back on myself and found myself at Svetlogorsk 2. Took ...

... on my list so after 3k, as this was the car route, found it.Receptionist spoke no English but then she called in her colleague - perfect English - aaaaggggghhhhh. Turned out she was an interpreter guide for Baltma tours so I booked her in for the spit tour as buses were rather infrequent. She advised on a good bar so I went and got smashed overlooking the Baltic Sea. Couldn't get back into hotel until security showed I was pulling instead of pushing open gate.